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Dems Pressure VA in War Against Veteran College Students, Private Colleges

Dems Pressure VA in War Against Veteran College Students, Private Colleges

CNS News By Gerard Scimeca It’s no secret how many Democrats in Washington openly condemn private, for-profit and non-profit colleges and universities that offer students specific, career-focused degrees. Many Democrats in Congress work feverishly to shut these schools down, and they will only be happy with the education version of Obamacare, […]

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What Does Higher Ed Have to Say About the Proposed Title IX Rules?

What Does Higher Ed Have to Say About the Proposed Title IX Rules?

The Chronicle of Higher Education By Sarah Brown The Education Department’s proposed regulations on Title IX, the federal gender-equity law, would provide colleges with some long-sought flexibility when responding to sexual-misconduct reports — but would make campus disciplinary proceedings far too legalistic and burdensome. That’s according to the public comments, […]

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Ed Dept. ‘not wedded’ to its proposed accreditation rules

Ed Dept. ‘not wedded’ to its proposed accreditation rules

Education Dive by Ben Unglesbee The Education Department is “not wedded” to the language it issued in proposed regulations being debated in an ongoing negotiated rulemaking process, Diane Auer Jones, the department’s principal deputy under secretary, told an audience of accreditation professionals in Washington on Tuesday. “Clearly we came to the table with some […]

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An E-signature Wins Again: Student Bound by Arbitration Signed Agreement Electronically

An E-signature Wins Again: Student Bound by Arbitration Signed Agreement Electronically

Lexology January 22 2019 A new Third Circuit decision applied existing law in a straightforward way to require a disgruntled customer of a for-profit university to arbitrate claims, providing another illustration of an effective way to obtain valid agreements, including arbitration agreements, electronically. On January 10, the Third Circuit upheld […]

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Former EDMC Campuses Bought by Private Investors

Former EDMC Campuses Bought by Private Investors

Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith January 24, 2019 The breakup and possible collapse of some Art Institutes, South and Argosy Universities campuses, all chains owned previously by Education Management Corporation, have generated criticism about a lack of transparency and worries among students and staff members about whether the […]

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